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Encyclopedia Britannica



SNEEK

This article appears in Volume V25, Page 293 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: SIV-SOU
SNEEK , a town in the province of Friesland, Holland, to the west of Sneek lake, 14 m by rail S.S.W. of Leeuwarden, with which it is also connected by canal. Steam tramways connect it S.E. with Heerenveen and N.W. with
Bolsward
  and Harlingen. Pop. (1900) 12,075. Sneek is one of the
great
  butter and cheese markets of the province. One of the former city gates (1615) remains, and there are a town
hall
 , communal buildings (1863), court-
house
 , weigh-
house
 ,
synagogue
  and churches of various denominations, in one of which is the tomb of the naval hero of the 16th century, Lange, or Groote Pier (Long or
Great
  Peter). The horse-
fair
  of Sneek is widely attended, and there is a consider-able activity in trade and shipping.


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